Where does “waten” come from?

waten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German watan, from Proto-Germanic wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

Ancestry of “waten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwatan—
2Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “waten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadaną →Every word from Old High German watan →